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Hi gang,
My air bag light was on so I took the car into the dealer and figured while it was there I would heed Eric’s advice and had my broken stabilizer link repaired at the dealer (actually had them do both because I figured the other wouldn’t be too far behind) because I don’t have any air tools. I also figured I’d have them replace a broken wheel stud that broke when I was taking off the nut (think someone really honked on it when I had a flat repaired). I had them do the stud because you can’t change the stud unless you remove the hub and I don’t have the tools necessary to get the hub off. Anyway the dealer said that you have to change the wheel bearing when you take off the hub and this sounded odd to me (they also charged me $128 for a bearing!).
So my question is – does anyone know if the bearing has to be changed when putting in a new stud.Thanks,
Eight hundred dollars poorer
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Welcome to the forums !
When you pull the hub it usually removes the inner race from the bearing. this can lead to premature bearing failure should you chose to reinsert the hub ( with the race attached to it ) although I have reinstalled a hub in just the situation and the bearing continued to live . as far as replacing the wheel stud. you can do it without pulling the hub ( I posted a response in this section a few days ago to someone with the same situation- broken wheel stud ) and gave detailed instructions on how to do it. not all shops are willing to use this trick. but if it is good enough for Eric it is good enough for me.
Thanks for the replies.
So am I correct in assuming that it’s a good idea to replace the bearing after you remove the hub?Also can you point me to where you posted the response about replacing the stud w/o removing the hub. BTW, if in your post you suggest grinding down part of the stud it won’t work on this car because there’s not enough clearance, (believe me that’s the first thing I tried).
Thanks again,
Ken(Been covered in grease most of my life, like it a lot better than dirt)
Quoted From 619DioFan:
Welcome to the forums !
When you pull the hub it usually removes the inner race from the bearing. this can lead to premature bearing failure should you chose to reinsert the hub ( with the race attached to it ) although I have reinstalled a hub in just the situation and the bearing continued to live . as far as replacing the wheel stud. you can do it without pulling the hub ( I posted a response in this section a few days ago to someone with the same situation- broken wheel stud ) and gave detailed instructions on how to do it. not all shops are willing to use this trick. but if it is good enough for Eric it is good enough for me.
It’s never good to split a bearing as many times it will come back bad however many have gotten away with it. So to answer your question you COULD theoretically just remove the hub, replace the stud, and reinstall the hub in the bearing and you might get lucky. Being that it’s a dealer repair if it were me I would also RECOMMEND the replacement of the bearing to prevent a come back.
I believe you are correct that you wouldn’t be able to ‘slip in a new stud’ onto that vehicle as I believe there isn’t enough clearance for that as you stated.
I have a 2003 Honda Accord LX and broke one of the wheel studs on the front right wheel. (Disc Brakes). Looked like it was going to be an easy fix only to find out the stud wont come out because of the spindle cover. I thought I saw something about removing the stud without removing the wheel bearing cover, but I cant find it. If you can help me understand how to fix this I would be most thankful. Very frustrating to find out after your friend put the wheel covers back on over the air valve stems when he had just helped you put new rotors and pads on the car. 😳
I have a 2003 Honda Accord LX and broke one of the wheel studs on the front right wheel. (Disc Brakes). Looked like it was going to be an easy fix only to find out the stud wont come out because of the spindle cover. I thought I saw something about removing the stud without removing the wheel bearing cover, but I cant find it. If you can help me understand how to fix this I would be most thankful. Very frustrating to find out after your friend put the wheel covers back on over the air valve stems when he had just helped you put new rotors and pads on the car. 😳
If the new stud is too long you can’t get it between the backing plate or spindle and the hub so you have to remove the bearing. When you remove the hub from the bearing you destroy the bearing so it needs to be replaced.
Eight hundred dollars is a lot of money but if the job was done correctly and you’re happy with their service then smile and move on.
If the new stud is too long you can’t get it between the backing plate or spindle and the hub so you have to remove the bearing. When you remove the hub from the bearing you destroy the bearing so it needs to be replaced.
Eight hundred dollars is a lot of money but if the job was done correctly and you’re happy with their service then smile and move on.
These days I personally don’t like to reuse anything I don’t have to. ( Especially if I have the money in my pocket)
Things that should not be reused if possible:
1) Cotter Pins 2) Caliper Mounting Bolts 3) Axel Nuts 4) Caliper Bracket Botls 5) Steering and Suspension Nuts.
Just about anything that could be a potential safety hazard to the people operating the vehicle.
These days I personally don’t like to reuse anything I don’t have to. ( Especially if I have the money in my pocket)
Things that should not be reused if possible:
1) Cotter Pins 2) Caliper Mounting Bolts 3) Axel Nuts 4) Caliper Bracket Botls 5) Steering and Suspension Nuts.
Just about anything that could be a potential safety hazard to the people operating the vehicle.
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